Recipes

Recipes for Houseboating Trips

Do recipes for houseboating trips really have to consist of burgers and corn on the cob every night? We don’t think so. Let’s mix things up and try out exciting and unconventional campfire recipes. Try these out on your next adventure:

1. Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.2. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, bacon, blue cheese, green onions, Worcestershire sauce and steak seasoning and mix well with hands.3. Shape the mixture into 6 equal-sized patties.4. Grill for 8 to 12 minutes, or until cooked to medium-well or well-done, turning halfway through the grilling.5. Serve patties on toasted hamburger buns with shredded lettuce and creamy blue cheese dressing. Favorite burger toppings can be substituted for the blue cheese dressing.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.2. Place melted butter in a bowl.3. In a separate bowl mix together breadcrumbs, Romano cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper.4. Dip each chicken breast first in the butter, then in the breadcrumb mixture.5. Place coated chicken breasts in a 9″ x 13″ casserole dish.6. Sprinkle remaining breadcrumb mixture over the chicken.7. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

At home before the trip, mix thoroughly in zipper plastic bag: flour, oatmeal, brown sugar, salt and cinnamon.

On the houseboat:1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees2. Add melted butter to the bag and mix well. Mixture should be crumbly.3. Slice fruit.4. Place sliced fruit in a 9″ X 13″ pan and top with oatmeal mixture.5. Bake 1 hour at 350 degrees.

During the summer time, we usually do this in the morning when the weather is cool and sit around the front deck preparing the fruit and chatting. This is a fun time and then the oven is not heating up the houseboat in the afternoon when the weather is hot.